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GET SIGNING Euro Car Parts is in support of maintaining the current 3-1-1 MOT test. Joining industry voices such as the IAAF, we have voiced concerns that road users’ safety will be compromised if the date of a car’s first MOT is extended to four years. To draw public attention to the issue, we have registered an official government petition to urge decision-makers to rethink the proposed changes to current MOT legislation. We’re asking YOU, workshops and workshop’s customers to sign the petition to help highlight the level of concern. We need your full support on this campaign. We have prepared a flyer for your top 50 customers which will be arriving at your branch in the next few days. You will receive 50 bundles of 100 flyers and should give 1 bundle (of 100) to each of your top 50 customers, who then hand the leaflets out to their customers. There is a letter with each bundle explaining ECP’s support to maintain the first MOT.

Sign online petition to prevent unnecessary accidents

Whatever its supporters may say, the proposal to extend a new car’s first MOT to four years won’t protect car owners or road users.

In fact, figures reveal that nearly 17% of cars fail their first MOT on their initial attempt, so extending to four years will result in even more unsafe cars on the roads – and the risk of even higher accident rates.

The current law of first MOT test at three years ensures vehicle defects are picked up and remedied quickly to ensure drivers’ and other road users’ safety. The reasons to stick with this approach are plenty:

2016 recorded a fall in road deaths that has been attributed to improved vehicle safety – a standard enforced by the current MOT test

MOTs identify potentially fatal vehicle defects, including suspension (24,000 first MOT failures) and brakes (47,000 first MOT failures)

More than 85,000 first MOT failures are due to tyres – and a blow-out on a motorway could be disastrous. TyreSafe, in partnership with Highways England, found that millions of motorists only replace tyres when required to do so in order to pass the MOT

People may fail to undertake routine maintenance without a MOT deadline (TRL, 2011) – which could result in increased road accidents

And, with 29 million MOT tests carried out at 22,000 garages every year, the four-year MOT proposal represents a real threat to jobs

IAAF is a trading name of Automotive Distribution Federation Ltd., a company registered in England (No. 4036823) and Limited by Guarantee

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